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/əˈkaʊnt/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | account |
| he/she/it | accounts |
| present participle | accounting |
| past tense | accounted |
| past participle | accounted |
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | account for |
| he/she/it | accounts for |
| present participle | accounting for |
| past tense | accounted for |
| past participle | accounted for |
She had to account for every penny she spent.
Investors were told that over half their savings had vanished and could not be accounted for.
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